Mourning Parasol
Subject
Accessories
Title
Mourning Parasol
Date
1900 - 1920
Format
36 inches long; 19 inch radius (91.4 cm; 48.3 cm)
Description
Mourning parasol has eight channel ribs supporting a black silk taffeta canopy with a wide border of mourning crape and a button and loop closure; stick is black manufactured materials (possibly celluloid) with a black tassel wrapped around the middle of the stick, ending in a tear drop handle.
Source
Donor: M.E. Clarke
Identifier
URI 2005.17.08
Medium
channel ribs
black silk taffeta canopy
mourning crape border
manufactured material for handle and stick (possibly celluloid)
button and silk fabric closure
black silk taffeta canopy
mourning crape border
manufactured material for handle and stick (possibly celluloid)
button and silk fabric closure
Collection
Citation
“Mourning Parasol,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 5, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/32.